Dreaming of Beauty but Doing My Duty
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 46 seconds
Although I rarely remember my nighttime dreams, I know that most of those daydreams focus on Jan’s beauty and the love we shared.
Some days, like this morning, my body rebels the quiet ring of my Apple Watch. I want to roll over and sleep until the sun sets.
At those moments, like Louisa May Alcott, I do my duty.
I slept, and dreamed that life was beauty;
I woke, and found that life was duty.
My duty begins with a walk to focus my body and soul on remembering Jan and keeping her memory alive.
With each footstep, my love for Jan grows stronger. Our love will never die!
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Louisa May Alcott
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 46 secondsThe full poem by Louisa May Alcott.
I slept, and dreamed that life was beauty;
I woke, and found that life was duty.
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?
Toil on, sad heart, courageously,
And thou shall find thy dream to be
A noonday light and truth to thee.
